Pradeep is a Technologist and Investor. He brings over two decades of experience from Silicon Valley - building and investing in technology-led businesses. Pradeep worked as an executive at Sun Microsystems, where he led Sun-Motorola partnership and the rollout of wireless infrastructure and services across US, Europe and Asia. Pradeep has two patents in the field of telecommunications and artificial intelligence. His research on Tech Buyouts (Private Equity) was published at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Pradeep started Maxis Capital - collaborating with former Deputy Dean of MIT Sloan. At Maxis, he focusses on opportunities rising from simultaneous "Green" and "Digital" transition - TwinTech that is creating a industrial renaissance since the post-world war II industrial boom. He leads investments in climate-tech - such as green hydrogen, battery tech, decarbonization; digital technologies - such as AI/ML, Robotics; and advanced digital infrastructure for smart-cities and industry4.0.He is also Managing Director at Skale10 Advisors, where he helps global leaders reinvent businesses with Digitalization, Circularity and Decarbonization. Pradeep serves as a Re-industrialization expert to leaders of global companies, multilateral institutions and government agencies including Sovereign Wealth Funds. He received his MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with specialization in Corporate Finance and Strategy, and BE in Computer Science and Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University.Specialties: Digitalization, Circularity, Decarbonization, Advanced Infrastructure InvestmentsPrivate Equity StrategiesCross-border M&A